In the early 70s of the last century, our troops were stationed in the border areas at the junction of China and the Soviet Union and China and Mongolia.
Our company commander's surname is Gong, known as Da Lao Gong, a native of Guangdong, who loves to keep a bald head, and we nicknamed him "Old Monk" behind his back.
The company commander spoke broken Mandarin. He said that eating steamed buns is "Chicken in the future", whether you know it or not as "whether you are a chicken or not", "Suji", "Ye Ai", and "Gray and Gray".
No more examples, after staying together for a long time, he understands what he says. But his words about scolding the street are exactly the same as those of northerners, and he always likes to bring a "** place" when he speaks, for example, when he sees the sentry wearing thin clothes at night, he will say: "* The ground wears so little, what should I do if I get frostbite?" If the military training is not up to standard, he will say, "* Use your brain, your head is not just for eating." ”
Saying "** land" is not a scolding street, it is his spoken word. But if he scolds the "bastard", it will be fire, and it will be a real scolding.
We were scolded by him several times, and the old Gong scolded the street again on Chinese New Year's Eve, and this time he scolded in a rage.
Anyone who has been a soldier knows that it is not allowed to drink casually in the barracks. But apart from festivals, which festivals are there? August 1st Army Day, National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, farewell to demobilized veterans and Chinese New Year's Eve. Alcohol is allowed on these six festivals. Every year on the eve of the Spring Festival, homesickness spreads in the barracks, and the newly arrived recruits even lie on their beds and cry under the quilt. On Chinese New Year's Eve that year, the company prepared sumptuous dishes, and the company commander approved that alcohol could be drunk, but not drunk. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the soldiers were most homesick, drinking more, borrowing wine to drown their worries, and some people simply fought wine, picked up a large bowl and dried it in one sip. I was drunk. Suddenly, the bell rang for combat readiness, and we immediately grabbed our guns and quickly assembled.
At that time, it was the most serious period of Sino-Soviet relations. Neighboring countries always make small moves on the border during holidays, so that our holidays are not peaceful, and we veterans have experienced this many times.
The team assembled and quickly ran towards the radar position, where there were defensive trenches. As soon as I finished drinking, the wind and snow outside blew and choked into my mouth, and the strength of the wine came up after a while. Some people fell while passing through a field of snow and ice, but it was difficult to get up again. Clear-headed, he continued to run forward with a drunken daz, and then jumped into the trench. The company commander informed the platoons that they were not allowed to load bullets, fearing that the drunk soldiers would accidentally injure their own people if they hit the trigger.
We just lay in the trenches, vigilantly watching the distance across the border. Think about the fact that at this moment, the relatives at home are gathering together to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve, and we are holding on to the cold trenches, and we have a special taste in our hearts. Vomiting sounds were heard one after another. Not just one, several.
Two hours passed, combat readiness was disarmed, and the whole company was assembled. The number of people was counted and it was found that there were six people missing. There were also four people standing in the middle of the line and staggering. Hurry back to the trenches to look for them, some people are still vomiting, and some people are even more ridiculous and sleeping soundly in the trenches.
The team reassembled, it was so dark on Chinese New Year's Eve, I couldn't see the face of the company commander clearly, no need to guess, he must be angry at the moment, it's time to scold the street. Sure enough, he scolded: "A bunch of bastards, look at your bear-like appearance." Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, I was afraid that you would be homesick and let you drink some wine, but I didn't expect to drink like this. If you can't discipline yourself and control yourself, you're not a real soldier. If the battle really starts today, we may be killed, and even if we are lucky enough not to die, we will have to be tried by a military court, and I am the first to be tried, and I am the biggest criminal who has redeemed my job. We are the defenders of the people, we cannot defend the people well, we are the sinners of the people. This cannot happen again in our company. The secretary of the department will keep a list of people who are drunk today, and next year these people will abstain from drinking for one year, and each person who is drunk today will be given a warning. ”
Later, the company did not punish the drunken people, but the secretary of the division followed the instructions of the company commander and made a list of the ten men and posted them on the wall of his house. Every festival, the secretary will gather these ten people to a table alone, and a pot of tea will be placed in the middle of the table to replace wine. Only two bottles of liquor were placed on the other tables and alcohol fights were prohibited, and there were no further cases of alcoholism.